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Deino
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Deino

DarkDragon

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Breath and Dragon Pulse, worth 7.1 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Deino can learn 6 combinations. Dragon Breath with Dragon Pulse does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageFairy
Weak toFightingBugIceDragon
ResistsGhostFireWaterGrassElectricDark
Strongly resistsPsychic
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
TackleNormal50.5s+5
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Body SlamNormal502.0s-33
CrunchDark653.0s-33
Dragon PulseDragon903.5s-50

Shiny

Deino
Normal
Shiny Deino
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Deino has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Deino
Deino
Zweilous
Zweilous
Hydreigon
Hydreigon

Numbers

Max CP1,200 at level 50, 1,062 at level 40
Raid catch606 CP at level 20, or 758 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch560 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats116 attack · 93 defense · 141 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size0.8 m and 17.3 kg

Best moveset against each type

Deino does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Ghost, Psychic.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse10.3
GhostDragon Breath + Crunch8.5
PsychicDragon Breath + Crunch8.5
NormalDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
FightingDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
FlyingDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
PoisonDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
GroundDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
RockDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
BugDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
FireDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
WaterDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
GrassDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
ElectricDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
IceDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
DarkDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse7.1
SteelDragon Breath + Crunch5.5
FairyTackle + Body Slam5.3

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Deino is actually for.

Counters: what beats Deino

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EnamorusFairyFlyingFairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam77.1
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy72.5
XerneasFairyGeomancy + Moonblast Legacy69.9
GardevoirPsychicFairyCharm + Dazzling Gleam66.3
HatterenePsychicFairyCharm + Dazzling Gleam66.3
Tapu KokoElectricFairyQuick Attack + Natures Madness Legacy66.1
Tapu LelePsychicFairyAstonish + Natures Madness Legacy63.6
TogekissFairyFlyingCharm + Dazzling Gleam63.1
XurkitreeElectricThunder Shock + Dazzling Gleam62.7
PrimarinaWaterFairyCharm + Moonblast62.1

Ranked by damage per second against Deino's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.